RTC Director

FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2021

GENERAL SITUATION: A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUSTAIN LIGHT TO GENTLE BREEZES AND MUGGY CONDITIONS OVER THE BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH DRAPED ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN, COUPLED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MOVING OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA, WILL TRIGGER POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT.

SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AS HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO SOAR INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

FOR ALL AREAS:

WEATHER:PARTLY SUNNY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY, BECOMING FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, WARM, AND HUMID WITH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

ADVISORY: EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS IN OR NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, SHIFTING EAST-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE ISLANDS.

SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET OVER THE OCEAN.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURE 91°F 33°C

HEAT INDEX 104°F 40°C

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE 75°F 24°C

SUNRISE: 6:51 AM MOONSET: 4:39 PM

SUNSET: 7:25 PM MOONRISE: 3:23 AM FRI

LOW TIDE: 10:50 AM LOW TIDE: 11:53 PM

HIGH TIDE: 5:22 PM HIGH TIDE: 5:38 AM FRI

EXTENDED FORECAST (FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS): THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARDS AS A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA, LOWERING THE POTENTIAL OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. MEANWHILE, ACTIVE TROUGHING JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL KEEP RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES IN PLACE FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THROUGH TO THE WEEKEND.

FORECAST FOR FRIDAY

WEATHER:VARIABLY CLOUDY, HOT, AND HUMID WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.

WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, SHIFTING EAST-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS BUT FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS: 1 TO 3 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, BUILDING 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

FORECAST FOR SATURDAY

WEATHER:PARTLY CLOUDY, VERY HOT, AND HUMID WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS OR LESS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, SHIFTING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS BUT FALLING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

SEAS:1 TO 3 FEET OVER THE OCEAN IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS, BUILDING 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK: PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE LARRY, LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC. ELSEWHERE, A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND OVER NICARAGUA HAS A LOW OR 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE (5) DAYS.

MET OFFICE UPDATE ON HURRICANE LARRY

NEWS ITEM ON RECENTLY UPGRADED HURRICANE LARRY, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6AM EDT, THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2021.

…LARRY BECOMES A HURRICANE OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC…

AT 5AM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LARRYWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 °NORTHAND LONGITUDE 32.3 ° WEST, OR ABOUT 540 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS.

LARRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MILES PER HOUR, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A SLIGHTLY SLOWER WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY TO RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND LARRY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

by RTC Director